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              Part I - Applying For Your Annuity
          Part II - Types of Annuities
          Part III - Requirements For An Annuity
          Part IV - Furnishing Proof To Support Your Application
          Part V - General Information
          Part VI - After You Apply For Your Annuity
          Part VII - How Your Annuity Is Computed
          Part VIII - Medicare Benefits
          Part IX - Federal Income Tax And Your Benefits
          Paperwork Reduction Act and Privacy Act Notices
          Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability
          Fraud and Abuse Hot Line Survivor Annuity
							 
							
							
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            **Introduction**

This booklet contains important information regarding your railroad retirement annuity, including information you will need to know in order to complete your application. We recommend that you read it before you start filling out your application.

Your railroad retirement annuity is affected by certain "events" that may occur. A description of these events and an explanation of how you should report them is covered in the booklet RB-9s, *Events That Affect A Survivor Annuity*. Because these events can take place any time after you receive your annuity payments, you should keep this booklet and the RB-9s booklet for future reference. Remember, these events can affect the amount of your payments and whether or not you are eligible to receive them for certain months.

In this booklet, and on the application, these terms are used in the following ways:

Employee - the person who worked for the railroad.
	Applicant - the person who is applying to receive an annuity based on the employee's railroad work.
	Widow(er) - the employee's widow, widower, or surviving divorced spouse who may be eligible to receive a widow(er)'s annuity.
	Spouse - a person entitled to a spouse annuity or divorced spouse annuity in the month the employee died.
	Full Retirement Age - the age at which you become eligible to receive a full, unreduced for age, annuity.
	For widow(er) type annuitants born January 1, 1940, and earlier, full retirement age is 65.
		For widow(er) type annuitants born January 2, 1940, and later, with annuity beginning dates of January 1, 2000, and later, full retirement age is based on the year of birth as shown below.If your year of birth is:
			Then your Full Retirement Age is:1-2-40 through 1-1-41
			65 and 2 months1-2-41 through 1-1-42
			65 and 4 months1-2-42 through 1-1-43
			65 and 6 months1-2-43 through 1-1-44
			65 and 8 months1-2-44 through 1-1-45
			65 and 10 months1-2-45 through 1-1-57
			661-2-57 through 1-1-58
			66 and 2 months1-2-58 through 1-1-59
			66 and 4 months1-2-59 through 1-1-60
			66 and 6 months1-2-60 through 1-1-61
			66 and 8 months1-2-61 through 1-1-62
			66 and 10 months1-2-62 or later
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        Part I - Applying For Your Annuity
          Part II - Types of Annuities
          Part III - Requirements For An Annuity
          Part IV - Furnishing Proof To Support Your Application
          Part V - General Information
          Part VI - After You Apply For Your Annuity
          Part VII - How Your Annuity Is Computed
          Part VIII - Medicare Benefits
          Part IX - Federal Income Tax And Your Benefits
          Paperwork Reduction Act and Privacy Act Notices
          Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability
          Fraud and Abuse Hot Line
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